water pipe
Americannoun
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water pipes
plural
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a pipe for conveying water.
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a smoking apparatus, as a hookah or narghile, in which the smoke is drawn through a container of water and cooled before reaching the mouth.
noun
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a pipe for water
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another name for hookah
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of water pipe
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Example Sentences
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The team created the nanoscrolls by rolling flat MXene flakes into tiny tubular structures that are about ten thousand times thinner than a water pipe.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 31, 2026
Emergency powers allow works to be carried out with little or no notice in certain circumstances such as gas leaks or a burst water pipe.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025
Remote sensors placed in the water pipe also provide a hi-tech way to monitor the island's water quality.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024
Permits needed for any water pipe construction require navigating the tribe’s cumbersome bureaucracy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2024
Eventually, we could install insulation, run a water pipe into the house, and maybe even add a water heater.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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